Rehn: EU constitution debate should not block enlargement 20/10/2006 ATHENS, Greece — Debates over the European Constitution must not block negotiations on the EU’s future expansion, EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn said Thursday (October 19th). Negotiations with Croatia and Turkey should proceed despite Europe’s attempts to sort out the problems …

Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader met with US George W. Bush on Tuesday (October 17th) in the Oval Office. During a 50-minute talk, they discussed a broad range of issues, from economic co-operation to conflict areas around the world. Bush also delivered a strong message of support for Croatia’s hopes …

While having substantially declined since1998, the level of poverty among children in Southeast Europe (SEE) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is still too high, according to a new UNICEF study, released on Wednesday (October 18th).